Basket Popularity Grows for Apple Packaging in East and Virginia
A USDA bulletin traces a shift from barrels to baskets for apples since 1924, with baskets rising from 11 percent to 51 percent nationally by 1929 and 681 percent baskets by 1934. Virginia shows slower adoption, increasing baskets from 2 percent in 1924 to 64 percent by 1934. Barrels remain dominant for exports though baskets gain ground.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Idaho
Virginia
East
Clipper Cruise To Hawaii Aims At Careful Route Study
Alameda Calif April 9 An American clipper from Calif will undertake a careful preliminary flight study for a future trans ocean service to Hawaii. The six man crew will sweep a 200 mile wide lane across the ocean, change altitude, and observe weather conditions and clouds. The 19 ton flying boat is designed for the task and can extend range beyond the trip. A radio direction finder built by the company supports navigation up to 1800 miles.
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Alameda
Calif
Caliwall
United States
Orient
Snowbound Motorists Stranded On Lincoln Highway
More than 350 automobiles, many from Washington's cherry blossom visit, were marooned overnight on the Lincoln highway near Bedford Pennsylvania. Fog sleet and icy roads forced travelers to seek shelter at Grandview Inn until crews cindered the roads at dawn.
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Bedford
Washington
Lincoln Highway
Here
Pennsylvania
Grandview Inn
Fishertown
Ward Company in Hot Dispute With The NRA
The National Recovery Administration barred Montgomery Ward from using the blue eagle and from government contract qualification, citing unpaid codes costs. Sewell Avery, Ward president, called the retail code administration illegal and unfair in Chicago.
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Washington
NRA
Montgomery Ward and Company
the Recovery Administration
Chicago
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Gallows Erected For McGee Hanging In Missouri
Walter McGee awaits execution for the Miss Mary McElroy kidnapping as workmen move a gallows to the new courthouse. Hopes for a May 10 hanging fade, Sheriff Bush vows readiness, while McGee seeks a possible gubernatorial commute amid Elroy family support.
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Kansas City
Walter McGee
Jackson County
Mary McElroy
Court House
United States
McGee
State Supreme Court
H. F. McElroy
Thomas Bush
Guy B. Park
Miss Elroy
George
Miss McElroy
Kidnapping Suspect Forces Woman from Bath
A 1933 report describes kidnappers forcing a woman to leave her bath, dress quickly, and depart with them, huddled on the floor of a motorcar. The incident details include the coerced movement and the tense escape attempt.
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Side
Soil Prepared In Mid West For Farm Operations
Des Moines Iowa April 9.7 farmers in the corn belt begin spring field work with oats sown and plowed ground. Outlook improves over 1934 though drought and chinch bugs threaten western areas and dust delays planting in parts of Kansas Nebraska. Wisconsin officials foresee higher cash grain yields.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Corn Belt
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
A. J. King
South Dakota
Prospects for 1935 Plantings Lower Than 1934 Estimates
The report shows 1935 plantings at about 5 percent below 1934 while harvest indications suggest the 1935 yield could triple last year. Oats sowing is nearly finished in the eastern half with good stands, though rain is badly needed.
Southern Invites Other Roads To Resist Increase
H. E. Ketner, commerce counsel for the State Corporation Commission, says the Southern Railroad invites other southern carriers to join in cutting freight rates on Virginia apples to the Birmingham area. The proposed cut from 35 percent to 30 percent of first class rates equates to about a 15 percent real charge reduction to offset Frisco’s Pacific Coast apple decrease. No action yet from other southern lines.
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H. E. Ketner
Commerce
State Corporation Commission
Southern Railroad
Southern
Virginia
Birmingham
Deep South
Kenter
Social Workers Gather for 4-Day Virginia Conference
Social workers from across Virginia will meet at the Hotel John Marshall in Richmond from April 10 to 13 for the 35th annual Virginia Conference of Social Work. The conference theme is The social welfare needs of Virginia, ways and means to meet them. Seven divisions will discuss topics including delinquency illegitimacy and child placement with lectures scheduled April 11 and 12.
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John Marshall
Richmond
Virginia Conference of Social Work
Virginia
Margaret Hurst
Board of Public Welfare
Miriam Dettelbach
Hurst
Tampa Pageant Depicts Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla
Andy Bell, secretary of the chamber of commerce, said he obtained the Gasparilla parade program. The booklet features floats, scenes from the pageant, and photos of several blondes and brunettes who participated in the last program.
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Andy Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Gasparilla
Tampa
Jose Gasparilla
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